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1) Dyslexia
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"Dyslexia is a common learning disorder that affects many people. It's important for those who are living with it to feel understood, so this essential look at life with dyslexia was created to help those with this disorder feel less alone and to help others better understand what dyslexia is. Presented using age-appropriate language, full-color photographs, and informative fact boxes, this empathetic guide educates without talking down to young readers....
2) Dyslexia
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Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
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2017.
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English
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"Learn all about dyslexia, from what causes it and how it affects people to how it is diagnosed and treated."--
3) Dyslexia
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A dyslexic child who cannot keep up with the demands of school will become frustrated, upset and often depressed. Parents can fell powerless to help their child, compounded by the fact that they often receive conflicting advice on what is best to do. In this concise and helpful handbook, Robin Temple looks at the different types of learning difficulties and the main treatments available.
4) The dyslexia empowerment plan: a blueprint for renewing your child's confidence and love of learning
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"Identifying and building on your child's strengths; understanding your child's rights, and how to talk to schools about them; best practices for accommodations and the latest technologies"-- Jacket.
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Very short introductions volume 603
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Since dyslexia was first described in the British Medical Journal in 1896, there has been debate about the definitions and diagnostic procedures used, with some casting doubt on its very existence. However, there is now a considerable body of research regarding the nature and characteristics of this relatively common learning disorder. The contemporary view of dyslexia has emerged from a century of research in medicine, psychology and more recently...
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This pocketbook is a practical guide to helping dyslexic students overcome their learning barriers and unlock their potential. It provides an outline of what dyslexia is; ways to recognise 'at risk' signs; information about learning profiles of dyslexic students; suggested solutions; how to improve the performance of dyslexic students and pointers to further resources. The book starts by defining dyslexia and then moves on to consider the benefits...
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Maya Ruby loves school and getting gold stars. As she progresses in school, she notices something is wrong; her beloved books are difficult to read because the letters look strange. When her parents become aware of her difficulties they seek professional help to get answers. In this book, a girl discovers she has dyslexia and with support she can learn and enjoy her books again. Dyslexia byslexia.
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In this book, Lature mingles relevant information about dyslexia with humor as she shares her experiences with students from primary grades through adulthood. As a teacher of over thirty-five years and as an advocate for persons with dyslexia-her experience and insight is invaluable. Lature has seen the blocked potential and even abuse that some persons with dyslexia have suffered. While the author has dealt with professionals who deny the existence...
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Does your child have dyslexia?
Backed by research and over a decade of personal experience, I've developed a holistic approach to help your child succeed.
While helping my dyslexic son, I discovered I wasn't a lousy speller-I also had dyslexia.
I'm a picture thinker. I imagine dyslexia as an octopus exhibiting eight areas of difficulty: reading, listening, spelling, writing, memory, motor control, spatial issues, and the frequently overlooked social...
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Dyslexia has been described as a difficulty in processing information which may be linked to deficiencies in short-term memory and visual coordination. It is an inherent weakness in short-term memory that is either auditory or visual, which can make it extremely difficult for that person to learn and understand the relation between symbols and spoken sounds. This difficulty allows the person to be unable to correctly speak the correct flow of auditory...
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Dyslexia refers to difficulty developing accurate and or fluent word recognition, along with poor spelling and decoding abilities. These problems are believed to arise from a neurological predisposition rather than instructional shortcomings. "Dyslexia Screening: Essential Concepts for Schools & Parents" is a guidebook intended primarily for school professionals, but will be useful for many other readers. Clinicians practicing outside the school setting,...
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What do a member of the royal family, Olympic rowing champion, comedienne, retired construction worker, a job seeker, a parent, a prisoner and a vet have in common? They are among the many people who have shared their personal stories about what dyslexia means to them. Not every contributor is dyslexic but they have all been sufficiently affected by dyslexia to write their story. With a foreword by Formula 1 champion Sir Jackie Stewart OBE, this is...
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Boost confidence and reading skills with dyslexia tools for teens
Reading comprehension is a crucial skill for students to practice, especially students with dyslexia. The Dyslexia Workbook for Teens provides practice and encouragement for kids ages 12 to 16, with 125 activities that focus on learning big words, prefixes and suffixes, word recognition, language fluency, and more.
The dyslexia tools in this book support teens as they:
• Learn...
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This book addresses specific learning difficulties in reading and spelling — developmental dyslexia. Set in the cross-linguistic context, it presents issues surrounding dyslexia from the perspective of a foreign language teacher. It is intended to serve as a reference book for those involved in foreign language teaching, including experienced in-service teachers and novice teachers, as well as teacher trainers and trainees. It offers an up-to-date...
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This book is a practical "self help" guide for people of all ages with dyslexia and reading and writing disabilities. It provides easy to follow step-by-step instructions to acquire error-free spelling and improve reading and writing skills in English and other foreign languages. You may buy this book because you have a personal interest in finding an effective means to combat reading and writing difficulties. Or you are seeking practical tips for...
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Dyslexia Outside-the-Box provides a balanced perspective showing how a dyslexic child's challenges are directly connected to the flip-side strengths of their brain's unique wiring. It helps you understand the mind of a child with dyslexia and explains what's going on in their outside-the-box brain in a way that can help you make them feel much better about themselves.
This book brings together evidenced-based information about dyslexia and organizes...
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A Child Knows More Than You Think. Written by a 12 Year Old Child With Dyslexia…Jennifer is struggling through school. Kids tease her, teachers question her ability. Her own family doesn't even understand her. Listen to her story as she tells it in her own words. Learn how she struggles from being different from her peers, how she reacted when she finally found out why, and how she overcame the trials dyslexia brought into her life. Parents, teachers,...
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Through the book, you'll be excited to see what's next and have a hard time stopping at the end of each chapter. With lots of excitement and strange happenings, you'll learn how real detectives handle a case. You may even solve the mystery before they do! With short, easy-to-read sentences, you'll breeze through, become friends with all the characters, and want to
In Dyslexia tools for kids you can find:
• How dyslexic children learn
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